New Build Need Help

[ItIsMatty]

Hi, im building a pc rather soon for gaming.  I just need some confirmation for my build, as in anything I need to change. 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DJ8cQZ

Thanks!

[Fasauceome]

Intel is just more expensive for the same performance

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$329.00 @ B&H
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard	$114.89 @ OutletPC
Memory	Kingston HyperX Predator 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$96.99 @ SuperBiiz
Storage	Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$74.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$79.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB STRIX GAMING OC Video Card	$489.99 @ Newegg
Case	Rosewill CULLINAN ATX Mid Tower Case	$109.89 @ OutletPC
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$84.85 @ Walmart
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1430.49
	Mail-in rebates	-$50.00
	Total	$1380.49
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-18 23:25 EDT-0400

 

[ItIsMatty]

1 minute ago, fasauceome said:

Intel is just more expensive for the same performance

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$329.00 @ B&H
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard	$114.89 @ OutletPC
Memory	Kingston HyperX Predator 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$96.99 @ SuperBiiz
Storage	Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$74.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$79.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB STRIX GAMING OC Video Card	$489.99 @ Newegg
Case	Rosewill CULLINAN ATX Mid Tower Case	$109.89 @ OutletPC
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$84.85 @ Walmart
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1430.49
	Mail-in rebates	-$50.00
	Total	$1380.49
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-18 23:25 EDT-0400

 

I am very, very familiar with Intel and would be more comfortable spending a little more money for it.

[VEXICUS]

I'll recommend something like this instead..

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($329.00 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) Supports BIOS flashback
Memory: Team T-Force Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($65.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($59.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.23 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card  ($419.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($83.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: BitFenix Formula Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($75.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1167.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-18 23:31 EDT-0400

 

Most of the people here would recommend you AMD. Because right now AMD offers best performance per dollar.

[Fasauceome]

4 minutes ago, ItIsMatty said:

I am very, very familiar with Intel and would be more comfortable spending a little more money for it.

more familiar with what aspect of it? If I put a PC in front of you, how would you be able to tell if there was an AMD CPU inside without opening task manager?

[hello_there_123]

6 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

 

Memory	Kingston HyperX Predator 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$96.99 @ SuperBiiz

3200mhz cl16 for that price?? w 

 

7 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

 

Storage	Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$74.99 @ Amazon

I think you,re well versed enough into SSDs to know why this isn,t a good choice... 

well i do see it on OP,s list , but i think you would have known enough about SSDs to change it...

 

7 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

 

Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB STRIX GAMING OC Video Card	$489.99 @ Newegg

rx 5700 xt. 

 

8 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$84.85 @ Walmart

bitfenix formula gold 550.

[Fasauceome]

3 minutes ago, hello_there_123 said:

3200mhz cl16 for that price?? w 

 

I think you,re well versed enough into SSDs to know why this isn,t a good choice... 

well i do see it on OP,s list , but i think you would have known enough about SSDs to change it...

 

rx 5700 xt. 

 

bitfenix formula gold 550.

literally just copied OP's list with Ryzen and better PSU, didnt bother changing anything else

[ItIsMatty]

3 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

more familiar with what aspect of it? If I put a PC in front of you, how would you be able to tell if there was an AMD CPU inside without opening task manager?

It's like Android and Apple, I just prefer one over the other.

[Fasauceome]

Just now, ItIsMatty said:

It's like Android and Apple, I just prefer one over the other.

literally not a thing like android and apple. using an apple phone is entirely different than an android phone.

 

again, how do you know the difference from using it?

[WebPlayz]

Is this purely for gaming? 

[ItIsMatty]

1 minute ago, WebPlayz said:

Is this purely for gaming? 

Yes.

[VEXICUS]

1 minute ago, ItIsMatty said:

It's like Android and Apple, I just prefer one over the other.

Windows on Intel CPU runs the same as windows on AMD. So does Linux.

AMD is on par with Intel in gaming. Also it has higher multicore performance as compared to similarly priced Intel CPUs.

[Mitch_ed]

4 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

literally not a thing like android and apple. using an apple phone is entirely different than an android phone.

 

again, how do you know the difference from using it?

He asked for your help. He obviously likes one over the other. Also with your explanation, why wouldn't everyone one buy amd? It's a preference, like I said, to some. 

[Fasauceome]

2 minutes ago, VEXICUS said:

So does Linux.

unless you're using a 2990WX and the task scheduler doesn't shit the bed, then AMD is way better lol

[WebPlayz]

Alright, Im gonna get into the nitty gritty. I swapped from a 2700X to a 9900K and with the new ryzen CPU's They are pretty much head to head now. For the same price you get more cores with the same IPC and you have the ability to stream and not sacrifice performance from it. If I were you, Honestly I'd go for 3rd gen ryzen and not having to upgrade your mobo everytime a new cpu is out is nice.  

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor	$238.90 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	Corsair H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$124.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard	$199.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$104.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$89.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$79.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	MSI GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Video Card	$429.89 @ OutletPC
Case	NZXT H500 ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$119.88 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1528.51
	Mail-in rebates	-$70.00
	Total	$1458.51
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-18 23:46 EDT-0400

 

 

[WebPlayz]

Here's the Intel platform.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$238.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	Corsair H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$124.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$209.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$104.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$89.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$79.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	MSI GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Video Card	$429.89 @ OutletPC
Case	NZXT H500 ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$119.88 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1548.50
	Mail-in rebates	-$80.00
	Total	$1468.50
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-18 23:47 EDT-0400

 

[Fasauceome]

3 minutes ago, Mitch_ed said:

He asked for your help. He obviously likes one over the other. Also with your explanation, why wouldn't everyone one buy amd? It's a preference, like I said, to some. 

my help was to give helpful advice. There are extremely few objective reasons to choose Intel right now, and they all involve Adobe or AVX workloads. Brand loyalty gets you nowhere but an emptier wallet.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($329.00 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: OLOy WarHawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($66.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($59.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Constellation ES 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Video Card  ($399.99 @ Best Buy) AIB card if you can wait for stock.
Case: Corsair SPEC-DELTA RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.85 @ Walmart) 
Total: $1202.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-18 23:50 EDT-0400

[hello_there_123]

2 minutes ago, WebPlayz said:

CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor	$238.90 @ OutletPC

3600. is a thing. and i can guarantee you the stock cooler upgrade is not worth $40 lol

 

3 minutes ago, WebPlayz said:

CPU Cooler	Corsair H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$124.99 @ Amazon

on a ryzen? Why? ryzen,s voltage curve is insanely steep ,  ur getting minimal gains from this.. 

 

4 minutes ago, WebPlayz said:

Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$104.99 @ Newegg

There is cheaper rgb ram 

 

4 minutes ago, WebPlayz said:

 

Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$89.99 @ Amazon

For gaming??? and even if OP for some reason wants mid-high end NVme for his build , then you should have recommended the sabrent rocket 512gb which is $20 cheaper for similar sustained workload performance 

 

5 minutes ago, WebPlayz said:

 

Video Card	MSI GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Video Card	$429.89 @ OutletPC

rx 5700 xt. 

 

5 minutes ago, WebPlayz said:

Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$119.88 @ OutletPC

First off , 550w is more than enough for the build. "Headroom" should not be consider as parts will onlyget more efficient in the future due to die shrink and the like. Bitfenix formula gold 550 is $70 onnewegg and similar quality to rmx 

[VEXICUS]

3 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Video Card  ($399.99 @ Best Buy) AIB card if you can wait for stock.

Sapphire pulse cards are available for just $20 more. It's worth $20 for a better cooler.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3YTzK8/sapphire-radeon-rx-5700-xt-8-gb-pulse-video-card-11293-01-20g

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, VEXICUS said:

Sapphire pulse cards are available for just $20 more. It's worth $20 for a better cooler.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3YTzK8/sapphire-radeon-rx-5700-xt-8-gb-pulse-video-card-11293-01-20g

i put down the reference 5700XT because the pulse wasn't in stock at both sites.

[hello_there_123]

7 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.85 @ Walmart) 

formula gold 550 is $70 on newegg just letting u know 

[VEXICUS]

1 minute ago, hello_there_123 said:

formula gold 550 is $70 on newegg just letting u know 

650w for $5 more should be a better buy.

27 minutes ago, VEXICUS said:

I'll recommend something like this instead..

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($329.00 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) Supports BIOS flashback
Memory: Team T-Force Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($65.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($59.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.23 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card  ($419.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($83.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: BitFenix Formula Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($75.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1167.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-18 23:31 EDT-0400

 

Most of the people here would recommend you AMD. Because right now AMD offers best performance per dollar.

 

[hello_there_123]

11 hours ago, VEXICUS said:

650w for $5 more should be a better buy.

1 . $6 more 

2. there  gonna be some extra pheripheral connector OP dont need if he go with 650w... 

3. Its off an (imo) shady retailer

[seagate_surfer]

It is a bit unnecessary but the efficiency peak of the PSUs is usually found when they work in the middle of their capacity. That is, if you need 650w but you get enough funds to buy a 1200w PSU then the performance of the PSU will be better than it reaches amounts of power close to its limits, again this something that not anyone would care but this is the reason why when you see the lights flickering a bit on almost anything, utility poles, etc... Because the power fluctuates but it is handled better when the power supply is not demanded to work at a %100, below some images for reference: